Dr. Kyle Lovercamp

Dr. Lovercamp joined the agriculture department faculty as an assistant professor of agriculture in 2009. His primary responsibilities include teaching and research in the area of animal science, with a focus on porcine reproductive physiology. Dr. Lovercamp grew up on his family’s production livestock and grain farm in west-central Missouri. Following the completion of his undergraduate degree at Central Missouri State University (now UCM), Dr. Lovercamp pursued graduate degrees at the University of Missouri – Columbia (M.S.) and North Carolina State University (Ph.D.). Dr. Lovercamp’s research seeks to identify seminal components which affect male fecundity and develop diagnostic tools to aid in determination of a male’s potential fertility.

Education:

• 2002: B.S. in Agriculture Technology-Animal Science at Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
• 2004: M.S. in Animal Science with a focus on swine reproductive physiology at the University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO
• 2009: Ph.D. in Animal Science with a focus on swine reproductive physiology at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC   

Courses taught:

• AGRI 1420 - Introduction to Animal Science
• AGRI 2425 - Introduction to Animal Production
• AGRI 3410 - Animal Breeding
• AGRI 3415 - Meat Science
• AGRI 3420 - Animal Nutrition
• AGRI 3810 - Internship in Agriculture
• AGRI 4410 - General Veterinary Science
• AGRI 4415 - Reproduction in Farm Animals
• AGRI 4440 - Advanced Beef Cattle and Swine Production
• AGRI 5000 - Advanced Readings in Animal Science
• AGRI 5415 - Advanced Animal Science
• AGRI 5445 - Advanced Beef Cattle and Swine Production
• AGRI 5800 - Research Problems in Agriculture

Papers/Abstracts/Presentations:

• Faltas, S.S., C. Nguyen, M.L. Burns, A.M. Petty, L.E. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp, A.T. Desaulniers. 2022. The effect of corncob bedding on murine testis composition. UNL Undergraduate Research Fair.
• Nguyen, C., S.S. Faltas, M.L. Burns, A.M. Petty, L.E. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp, A.T. Desaulniers. 2022. Leydig cell metrics in male mice exposed to environmental phytoestrogens during reproductive development. UNL Undergraduate Research Fair.
• Burns, M.L., A.M. Petty, L.K. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2021. Corn-cob bedding impairs the development and long-term function of murine testes. Gilbert S. Greenwald Symposium on Reproduction and Regenerative Medicine. Virtual Flash Talk.
• Burns, M.L., A.M. Petty, L.K. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2021. Exposure to corn-cob bedding during pubertal development impairs testosterone secretion and seminal vesicle development in male mice. 25th Annual MKN McNair Heartland Research Conference. Kansas City, MO.
• Burns, M.L., A.M. Petty, L.K. Clifton, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2021. Effects of corn-cob bedding on murine testis development and function. UCM McNair Symposium. Warrensburg, MO.
• Petty, A.M., K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2020. Elucidating steroidogenesis in the neonatal boar. Gilbert S. Greenwald Symposium on Reproduction and Regenerative Medicine. Virtual Flash Talk.
• Ebrecht, M.A., B.R. White, K.W. Lovercamp and A.T. Desaulniers. 2020. Effects of Exogenous GnRH-II Treatment on Motility of Porcine Spermatozoa. UCM Undergraduate Research Fair. Warrensburg, MO. Oral Presentation. *Abstract accepted but presentation canceled due to COVID-19.
• Ebrecht, M.A., A.T. Desaulniers and K.W. Lovercamp. 2019. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-II (GnRH-II) on boar sperm quality when stored in a long-term semen extender. 23rd Annual MKN Heartland McNair Research Conference. Kansas City, MO. Oral Presentation.
• Ebrecht, M.A., A.T. Desaulniers and K.W. Lovercamp. 2019. Effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-II (GnRH-II) on boar sperm quality when stored in a long-term semen extender. UCM McNair Scholars Research Symposium. Warrensburg, MO. Oral Presentation.
• Hill, M., and Lovercamp, K.W. 2018. Effect of rotating boar sperm post-collection on sperm quality. UCM Undergraduate Research Scholar’s  Symposium. Provost Panel Award recipient.
• Lovercamp, K.W. and Giri, A. 2018. Effect of collecting boar semen into warmed semen extender on sperm quality post-collection. Transactions (Missouri Academy of Sciences). Volume 47 (2019), pp. 13–17 Published online June 25, 2019.
• Walker, E., Lancaster, S., Webb, G., Lovercamp, K., Barr, R. and Larson, A. 2018. Exploring the intrinsic motivation of students on a sustainable agriculture tour class. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) journal. Volume 62 – Number 4, December 2018.
• Stewart, K. and Lovercamp K. 2017. Increased training frequency improves boar collection. National Hog Farmer magazine. Online access: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/animal-health/increased-training-frequency-improves-boar-collection.